US2035870A - Figure wheeled toy - Google Patents

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31, 1935. J DQMBROWSK] 2,035,870

FIGURE WHEELED TOY Filed Jan. 14, 1935 Patented Mar. 31, 1936 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 3 Claims.

This invention relates to toys and its general object is to provide a figure wheeled toy in the form of a velocipede and rider, to give the effect that the rider is pedaling the velocipede and with the frame of the latter including the fork and handle bars being made entirely out of strands of wire twisted about each other and which includes a certain amount of resiliency and sufiicient rigidity for the purpose intended.

A further object of the invention is to provide a wheeled toy including a wire frame and other parts, that are bendable to change the height and position of the rider, so as to add to the amusement of the toy, and this bending feature is brought about by reason of the fact that the parts are formed from strands of wire, therefore such bending will not damage the frame or effect the efficient operation of the toy.

Another object of the invention is to provide a figure toy of the character set forth, that includes a spring motor for propelling the toy and which is completely enclosed in the rear axle housing that forms a part of the motor.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a wheeled figure toy that is simple in construction, inexpensive to manufacture and extremely efficient in use and service.

This invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

In describing my invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawing wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the toy forming the subject matter of the present invention with a part broken away.

Figure 2 is a sectional View taken through the rear portion of the toy with parts in elevation.

Referring to the drawing in detail, it will be noted that the frame, the fork and the handle bar construction of my toy is made from strands of wire that it not only bendable, but includes a certain amount of resiliency and is sufiiciently rigid for the purpose intended.

The frame is preferably made from two strands of wire, one of which is indicated by the reference numeral I and the other by the numeral 2. The strands I and 2 are twisted about each other in spiral formation as at 3 and thence extend into rearwardly curved diverging downwardly directed arms 4 which terminate in eyes 5 for a purpose which will be presently described.

The strand I extends forwardly at an upward inclination from the twisted portions 3, while the strand 2 is upwardly directed, thence bent to pro- 5 vide a horizontal portion 6 that extends to the lower portion of the body 7 of the figure, as shown. From the horizontal portion 6, the strand 2 is downwardly directed and is twisted about the upwardly inclined portion of the strand I.

The figure as shown is in a form to simulate a clown, but it will be obvious that the figure may be of any desired form, and may be shaped to simulate an animal or the like, without departing from the spirit of the invention. The body I has secured thereto a head 8, and pivotally mounted on the body 1 are arms 9, the arms being secured to the shouldered portions of the body, while pivotally secured to the lower portion of the body and upon opposite sides thereof are the thigh portions IU of legs H, the latter terminating in feet l2. The lower portion of the legs are pivotally secured to the thigh portions.

The fork of the velocipede as well as the handle bar construction is formed from two strands of wire, that are twisted about each other as at 13, and the twisted portion [3 is not only directed upwardly but slightly forwardly and merges at its upper end into oppositely directed portions to provide handle bars M which have the lower ends of the arms 9 pivotally mounted thereon, as shown From the twisted portions l3, the strands of wire are downwardly directed in spaced formation to provide the arms of the fork I5, and the fork arms terminate at their lower ends in eyes It which have journaled therein the axle portion of a crank ll, the latter having the feet l2 journaled thereon, so that when the toy is in operation, such arrangement will simulate that the figure is pedaling the velocipede.

The axle portion of the crank ll has the front wheel l8 mounted thereon, and this wheel may be in the form of a disk as shown, with its periphery rolled in tubular formation to simulate a tire. It will be further noted that the crank I7 is likewise formed from a strand of wire.

The eyes 5 are fixed to the rear axle I 9 and inwardly of the ends thereof, and journaled on the ends of the axle l9 are rear wheels 20 which are constructed similar to the front wheel l8, but of course are smaller as shown. The inner faces of the rear wheels 20 have extending therefrom cup disks 2i and disposed between the cup disks and about the rear axle I9 is a cylinder 22 that not only acts in the capacity as a rear axle housing but also to enclose a coil spring 23 which together with the cylinder and the rear axle provides a spring motor, in that one end of the coil spring 23 is connected to the rear axle through the instrumentality of a disk 24 that is fixed to the axle, while the opposite end of the coil spring is secured to the cylinder 22, as shown. The rear axle has fixed to one end thereof a key 25, therefore it will be obvious that the spring may be wound about the rear axle, so that its unwinding action will propel the toy.

The upwardly inclined portion of the strand l is twisted about the twisted portion I3 as at 26,

so that the frame will be fixed to the fork and handle bar construction of the toy.

In view of the fact that the frame, fork and handle bar construction of the toy is formed from wire, it will be obvious that such not only includes suflicient rigidity for its intended purpose, especially in View of the twisted portions thereof, but the wire can be bent to change the height and positions of the figures, which will of course add materially to the amusement of the toy and therefore have a tendency to prolong the interest of a child therein.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages and novel features of my invention will be readily apparent.

I desire it to be understood that I may make changes in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided that such changes fall within the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. A wheeled toy in the form of a velocipede and rider and comprising a frame, fork and handle bar structure formed from four strands of wire twisted about each other, two strands providing the frame and having connection with the fork structure, said two strands being rearwardly directed and terminating in eyes, an axle mounted in the eyes, rear wheels mounted on the axle, a spring motor carried by the axle for propelling the toy, two strands of wire providing the fork and handle bar structure, a front wheel mounted between the arms of the fork, a crank extending through the front wheels, and journaled in the lower ends of the arms, a figure mounted on the frame and including arms secured to the handle bar structure and pivoted legs journaled to the crank.

2. A wheeled toy in the form of a velocipede and rider and comprising a frame, fork and handle bar structure formed from resilient bendable wire twisted about each other, two strands of wire providing the frame and being twisted intermediate their ends, rearwardly extended downwardly directed arms projecting from the twisted portion and terminating in eyes, a rear axle mounted in the eyes, wheels mounted on the rear axle, a spring motor having connection with the rear axle for propelling the toy, two strands of wire providing the fork and the handle bar structure and being twisted intermediate their ends with the handle bars extending from one end of the last mentioned twisted portion and the arms of the fork from the opposite end thereof, the arms of the fork terminating in eyes, a crank journaled in the last mentioned eyes, a front wheel secured to the crank, a figure mounted on the frame and including arms connected to the handle bars and pivoted legs having their lower ends connected to the crank.

3. A wheeled toy in the form of a velocipede and rider and comprising a frame, fork and handle bar structure formed from strands of resilient wire twisted about each other, two strands providing the frame and being twisted about each other intermediate their ends, arms downwardly directed from one end of the twisted portion and terminating in eyes, a rear axle mounted in said eyes, wheels mounted on the rear axle, one strand of the frame being upwardly inclined from the twisted portion and the other strand being directed to provide a horizontal portion and thence twisted about the upwardly inclined portion, a front wheel mounted between the arms of the fork, a crank journaled to the arms of the fork, the upwardly inclined portion being secured to thefork structure, a figure mounted on the horizontal portion and including arms connected to the handlebar structure and legs pivotally connected to the crank.

JOSEPH DOMBROWSKL

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